to survey

Examples

• All

• The vast majority of students surveyed reported that they used their school library.

  Academic text (2011)

• Further, it may be necessary to survey the student body to gather data about specific bullying practices.

  Academic text (2015)

• We basically go out and we, and we survey people at random.

  Blue in the Face (1995)

• We surveyed our audience here, okay?

  The Alpines (2021)

• I've been commissioned by the government of the United States to survey for new species along this way.

  Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis (2022)

• Before the center opened, just 12 percent of neighborhood residents surveyed said they approved of the courts.

  Academic text (2011)

• To answer the questions posed by the study, Duree surveyed community college presidents in the United States.

  Academic text (2011)

• Where no map was available, the village was initially surveyed, and all dwellings were mapped by study staff.

  Academic text (2012)

• Following QPR training, teachers and school counselors were surveyed either by phone, postal mail, or the Internet.

  Academic text (2008)

• The researchers will survey voters to understand their preferences before the election.

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

O

to overlook

243 2.9

To not notice someone or something you should see

Compounds

E

exploratory survey

• Specialized

4.0

A short first study that collects basic information before a larger study

O

Ordnance Survey

4.4

A government group that makes detailed maps of Great Britain

S

survey mile

• Specialized

7.5

A U.S. measure of distance equal to 1,609.347 meters used in land surveys

How Extensive

to survey

83 3.2

to question

570 1.0

to ask

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology